• AFIT professor earns Harold Brown award

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio - Air Force Institute of Technology faculty member Scott Nykl received the 2023 Harold Brown Award for his groundbreaking research on computer vision-based relative navigation for autonomous aerial refueling.He is the second AFIT faculty member to win this

  • 445th Airlift Wing welcomes new wing commander

    The 445th Airlift Wing held an assumption of command ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio June 1, 2024. The wing welcomed its new wing commander, Col. Douglas Perry, Jr. Prior to his arrival to the wing, Colonel Perry served as the commander of the 434th Operations Group, Grissom Air

  • 101 critical days of summer

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As the weather improves, outdoor and higher risk activities escalate. By countering identified risky activities through planning, preparation, and response, negative outcomes of activities can be minimized.During the summer season of 2023, the Air and Space

  • Wright-Patt gathers to honor ALS Class 24-D graduates

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 27 graduates in a ceremony May 9 at the Wright-Patterson Club.  Chief Master Sgt. Marivic-Len Olivera, Space Delta 18 senior enlisted leader, guest speaker and class mentor, congratulated

  • Groundbreaking moment for the CDC at WPAFB

    Base officials, engineers, and key stakeholders joined together for the official groundbreaking ceremony for a new Child Development Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on May 13.

  • Base announces special holiday operating hours for Memorial Day

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The following base gates, facilities and services will have adjusted hours May 24 and 27 in observance of Air Force Materiel Command Family Day and Memorial Day (if not listed, consider it closed):GATES1A (Commissary Gate)May 24 and 27: open 6 a.m. to 7

  • PCS prep, your child’s IEP

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- As the summer permanent change of station season looms, it is imperative for families with children receiving educational support services to comprehend the procedures for transferring an individualized education program at their new duty station. IEPs furnish

  • NASIC unveils new intelligence facility

    The National Air and Space Intelligence Center hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for our new Intelligence Production Complex III facility on Monday, May 13, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base! The IPC III is a $156 million, 255,000 square-foot addition to the Center’s main campus. The five-story